Anglo-American band Arrows had signed to RAK Records in 1974, but never had the success
that label-mates Mud or Suzi Qautro had, so it was pure chance that led them to their
own television series. Muriel Young, producer at Granada had been looking for a replacement
for the Bay City Rollers' Shang-A-Lang series and had seen the band perform their
flop Hard Hearted on Granada's Look Alive in November 1975 and gave them to chance
to audition, leading to the series.

It's probable that the support that Granada gave the band surpassed that from their
record company. Due to a legal wrangle between the record company and management
the band had no new records released during the show's broadcast. Label owner Mickie
Most had been known for acts of self-sabotage in the past (not allowing Lulu's To
Sir With Love to be an A side in Britain for example), so this was no surprise.

The first sixteen-part series debuted Tuesday 2nd March 1976 from 4.25 to 4.50 pm
with singer Peter Noone as guest. Guests over the next few weeks would included Slade,
Paul Nicholas, Hello, The Drifters and Randy Edelman among others, most of whom would
have much more success than the hosts. Dance troupe Him and Us appeared every week,
although they would become Him and Us Plus Three in the second series.

The opening credits placed emphasis on the band members, probably trying to invoke
a John, Paul, George, Ringo allegiance for Alan, Jake and Paul, and while the audience
duly shouted and waved their scarves aloft it really wasn't to be.

The second series of the year began on the 28th September with guests including The
Bay City Rollers, the band that Arrows had effectively replaced, Pilot, The Drifters,
Gilbert O'Sullivan, T Rex and others. By the end of the second series the band had
exhausted the few songs they had already recorded and had nothing more to give. They
had effectively been dropped by their label prior to the shows' debut.

Despite being placed with hit-making songwriting and production teams the band only
managed a few small hits and one album between 1974 and 1976, but luckily band members
Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker had written a B side, I Love Rock N Roll. When they
performed the song on the show it was seen by The Runaways' Joan Jett, in Britain
at the time to play live shows. Years later her version sold millions. It was then
covered by Britney Spears in 2001 and sold millions more. Who could have guessed
that one of the many small tea-time shows would end up giving pop music a certified
classic.